SOLUTION: how do you solve 2x+3y=1 -x+1/3y=5

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Question 383391: how do you solve
2x+3y=1
-x+1/3y=5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can use substitution.
From eq. 2,
-x%2B%281%2F3%29y=5
-3x%2By=15
y=3x%2B15
Substitute into eq. 1,
2x%2B3%283x%2B15%29=1
2x%2B9x%2B45=1
11x=-44
highlight%28x=-4%29
Then from eq. 2,
y=3%28-4%29%2B15
y=-12%2B15
highlight%28y=3%29